Exploring Tolkien

121. Tolkien Gave Up on Fixing The Hobbit : The Hobbit #10

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When Tolkien attempted to rewrite the Hobbit in 1960, he just gave up halfway through Chapter 3. In this episode we look at:

  • Changes in time and distance
  • Changes in Prose and style
  • Why he gave up
  • His detailed notes on timeline and itinerary that outlined his changes to The Hobbit

    • In our extended episode (available for our members) we talk about:

    • What are the least Lord of the Rings/Middle-earth type events in The Hobbit that Tolkien would likely have changed.

      • Here are the pics to go along with today’s Hobbit Fact about the Hildebrandt brothers!

      • An Unexpected Party
      • The Fellowship of the Ring
      • The Return of Gandalf
      • Éowyn and the Nazgûl
      • City of the Nazgûl
      • The Healing of Éowyn
      • Shannara
      • Star Wars

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